The region 3′ to Xist mediates X chromosome counting and H3 Lys-4 dimethylation within the Xist gene

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 594-604

  Morey, Céline ^a   Navarro, Pablo ^a   Debrand, Emmanuel ^a,b   Avner, Philip ^a   Rougeulle, Claire ^a   Clerc, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counting; Histone dimethylation; X chromosome inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; LYSINE; HISTONE; UNTRANSLATED RNA; X (INACTIVE) SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPT (XIST); X (INACTIVE)-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPT (XIST);

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOTIPOTENT STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA;

3' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HISTONES; MALE; MICE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TOTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 1442338339     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600071     Document Type: Article

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